Give your car a smooth, clean look by removing all the badges. Not only will your car look cleaner, but it will be easier to wash, dry and wax because you won’t have those pesky badges getting in the way and catching your rags. This is a very simple process that just takes a little time and patience.
- Standard fishing line – preferably something strong
- “Goo Gone, De-Solv-It or similar sticky residue remover
- Plastic spatula or scraper
- Cleaning wax – I recommend Meguiars
- Possibly a hairdryer
5 – $10 if you don’t already have the materials lying around the house
The step-by-step instructions… Sorry, I don’t have any pictures to go with these.
Step one
Cut off about 1 foot of fishing line. Wrap the ends around your forefingers, leaving about 6 inches in between so you can pull the line tight.
Step Two
Slide the line behind the badge you want to remove. Slide the line up and down behind the badge to saw through the backing of the badge. If the material is hard to saw through, you can heat it with a hairdryer to soften it a bit. This is optional – I didn’t find it necessary.
Step three
Saw back and forth until you have cut all the way to the other side of the badge. The badge should fall off.
Step Four
Now you are left with a mess of goo and backing material still on the car. Time to break out the Goo Gone.
Step Five
Spray the remover onto the remains of the badge and leave it to soak in for a minute. Then take out the plastic scraper and carefully scrape off the remaining material. Although you are using a plastic scraper, be careful not to nick or scratch the paint.
Step Six
Now that you have removed most of the material, there will probably still be a clear outline of where the badge was. Polish this with some cleaner wax. Cleaner wax is basically regular wax with some light abrasives in it to remove dirt, scratches and polish the paint.
Done!
That’s it. After a few coats of wax, you should barely be able to tell there was a badge there (if at all). Now it is time to do the rest of the badges! Have fun 🙂
